Vidanta Riviera Maya
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About
Located between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, Vidanta Riviera Maya (formerly known as El Manglar Golf Club at Vidanta Riviera Maya and Nicklaus Par Three Experience at Vidanta Riviera Maya) is a par 3 Jack Nicklaus masterpiece. The contrast that exists with the colors of this course gives it a natural Caribbean beauty - its bunkers with radiating white sand, the lakes surrounded by natural stones, area part of the game, and the type of green used on this course’s greens blend your target with the outlying weeds, making it a challenge to make par.
The beauty, the nature and the timelessness of this golf course will not only challenge, but inspire you. Lakes accompany you throughout twelve of the course’s holes, the native vegetation of the Mayan Jungle is your natural enemy and spectator and will distract you. This is all part of the challenge to win and determines the time you spend in the game. Also the design of the greens reflects history since it is constructed with styles found half of century ago.
Donut hole description. The spectacular 17th hole is characterized by its great degree of difficulty. Besides having two bunkers, one at each end, it also has a bunker in the center of the green which makes it unique to its kind. Additionally, the green is in the middle of the lake which makes it very difficult to make the covered par.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 54 | 2923 yards | ||
| Blue | 54 | 2438 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 54 | 2141 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 53.0/102 | 121 | 174 | 142 | 223 | 158 | 145 | 146 | 116 | 177 | 1402 | 160 | 129 | 103 | 276 | 195 | 175 | 156 | 132 | 195 | 1521 | 2923 |
| Blue M: 52.3/101 | 98 | 148 | 131 | 190 | 137 | 116 | 130 | 106 | 152 | 1208 | 145 | 104 | 77 | 214 | 158 | 141 | 124 | 108 | 159 | 1230 | 2438 |
| Red W: 54.1/104 | 93 | 137 | 105 | 163 | 132 | 106 | 119 | 85 | 145 | 1085 | 132 | 95 | 69 | 181 | 129 | 129 | 115 | 103 | 112 | 1065 | 2150 |
| Handicap | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
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Photo submitted by Nightwalker on 01/18/2024
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Photo submitted by u000007421160 on 05/16/2022
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Photo submitted by u3424511 on 11/10/2021
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Photo submitted by Kurt4399554 on 07/04/2021
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Photo submitted by Kurt4399554 on 07/04/2021
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Photo submitted by Kurt4399554 on 07/04/2021
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Photo submitted by Kurt4399554 on 07/04/2021
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Photo submitted by Kurt4399554 on 07/04/2021
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Photo submitted by vasbinderd on 12/06/2020
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Biggest lizard I’ve ever seen! Photo submitted by Darbyd0g on 12/25/2019
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Photo submitted by u000007421160 on 05/20/2019
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17 green. Don't get on the wrong side of bunker Photo submitted by u000004034511 on 03/18/2017
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14 green. Tough hole, great view. Good luck. Photo submitted by u000004034511 on 03/18/2017
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#5 ...watch the wind Photo submitted by u000004034511 on 03/18/2017
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#13...276 yards! Why you need driver on a par 3 course Photo submitted by u000004034511 on 03/18/2017
Iovely and challenging 3 par course
Played frst time only 3 par course and I enjoyed it a lot, friendly staff, yummy breakfast, beautiful design and plants, lots of iguanas. Not easy at all. I'll come back for sure
Outstanding Once Again
7th round this winter and as always an outstanding challenge. Feels like you played a full 18 hole course, not a Par 3 executive one!
Very challenging par 3
18 hole par 3 was fun,challenging pretty. Greens had been top dressed so not as pristine as i hsd hoped. Great pace of golf .
Good Course, But Way Over Priced
fun 18 hole par 3 but the "tourist rack rate" is ridiculous. I found a hot deal and it was still about $100. Rack rate is $170/$180.
Great Course
Fun course to play.. Yes it’s a par 3 but you pretty much use all of your clubs. Lots of different hole layouts making it an interesting round.
Great par 3 course
Done longer holes mixed in with water and sand gives me ch variety. This is a great paced course for vacation moves fast.
Challenging par 3 course
Quick round while on vacation 2 hrs. Course is challenging especially with coastal winds. Hard to tell which way the wind is going because the jungle protects the course but your ball gets into the wind. Lots of water hazards. Greens in good shape.
Solid for 50$ in winter condition, but not a whole lot more
The current condition is very damaged including tons of winter kill dead grass and poorly repaired greens.Patchy areas in the Fairway.
Course design is incredible and the scenery is beautiful
In the current condition for the winter I would not pay more than $75 us. At the hot deal $50 US it was a good value and I think you get what you pay for and then some.
Make sure you arrive early as you need to take a shuttle from the main lobby which can take some time.
Apparently if you're looking for the better amazing incredible conditions you see on the website you need to come in the summer.
Par 3 course not for the faint of heart
Great track. Some tough water holes and hard pins. A few 250+ yard holes with water tucked. Buy or bring balls from home. The golf course will gouge you in price. Get there an hour or more before your tee time. Takes forever to get transport to the pro shop once you arrive.
Not again
Unfortunately, the place was completely overcrowded. There were endless waiting times. A basket of range balls costs USD40. In the pro shop you pay USD8 per ball. Unfortunately everything is overpriced. In itself, the place is beautiful and in good condition.
Parr 3 course not worth playing
Terrible staff, once we arrived to the course. We had to wait 40min to get a shuttle once we were inside the resort. Upon departure it was the same. The course is cart path only and was never posted anywhere. The layout was also more like put put golf than a course that charges that kind of money. Won’t be back
Very could considering very wet weather for the last few days.k
Good par 3 challenge
First off, booking through Golf Now previously saved me money at this course. Not this time. Even with booking the “hot deal” it was more expensive. Found that out when I got there. GN without the hot deal was charging $160 not including all the booking fees. The course was charging around $100 with club rental included. This should be fixed by GN to reflect actual course cost.
The course itself is great. Some of the holes are easy but there are some legitimately tough par 3s. Some plays over 200 and 14 and 18 are quite tough with water carry and not a lot of green to work with. Overall tough but fair
Worth it and memorable
Playing all par 3 is a nice change of pace. The course was in perfect condition and dried fast despite heavy rains that morning. Each hole is interesting and challenging. The 276 yard hole is unique and scenic. Course was quiet when we played so we had no pace of play issues at all. Got a great rate with GolfNow.
Wow! This poster is way off base. Just played this course for the 3rd time within the last month (today is Jan. 31) and the comments are way off base.
I can't comment about the shuttle, but all 3 times we've used the shuttle - back & forth was in less than 10 minutes.
Sure it's a Par 3 course, but what a nice layout. Conditions are excellent. Staff is excellent. Post game meals in the restaurant is excellent.
I hope nobody skips this course based on the posters comments.